汉字的发展及其演变

1中国的文字Chinesewriting2一.汉字的特点ThefeatureofChineseCharacter二.汉字的构造方式TheconstructionofCharacters三.汉字的发展演变ThedevelopmentofCharacters3Pictogram/Hieroglyphs鱼fish4人man5山mountain6鳥鸟bird7休restInEgyptianhieroglyphics,thedeterminativeisaglyphthatcarriesnophoneticvaluebutinsteadisaddedattheendofawordtoclarifythemeaningoftheword.Thisisduetothefactthatthewritingsystemdoesnotrecordvowels,andthereforedifferentwordswiththesamesetofconsonants(butdifferentvowels)canbewrittenbythesamesequenceofglyphs.Thereforethedeterminativebecamenecessarytodisambiguatethemeaningofasequenceofglyphs89Pictographandideographhieroglyphs。ThebasicunitofChineseisstrokes,如：ノ＋丨＝亻；一＋丨＋丿＋乀＝木；亻＋木＝休10Formationofwords“六书”thesixcategoriesofcharacters:象形、指事、会意、形声、转注、假借.Butthereareonlyfourwaystoformaword,theothertwowaysaresimplyhowtousewords;象形pictogram指事indicative会意combinedideogram形声pictophonetic11“象形”pictograph日sun12月moon13水water14門门door15鹿deer16雨rain17宫palace18木tree19子child20身body21“指事”indicativesorideogram丄上22丅下23本Originalmeaning:rootExtendedmeaning:basic;fundamental;original24刃Meaning:theedgeofaknife,sword,etc25“会意”Combinedideogram:puttingtogetherseveralpictographstoconstructanabstractidea;森：Chineseoftenuse“three”toindicate“many”.Sothree“木”meanstherearealotoftrees.Thewoods,inChinese,wecallit“森林”众：three“people”人meanscrowdormob明:Usingthesunandthemoon,toindicatebrightorbrilliant.明亮、光明26寇：“宀”sinifiesahouse，“元”isaperson，“攴”meansstickinsomebody’shands.Sofromthischaracterweknowthatsomeonebreaksintoone’shouseandrobs.Themeaningof“寇”isrobber。27寒：hán,thetwodotsatthebottomrepresentice,indicatingit’scoldinsidethehouse,andstrawsusedtokeeppeoplewarm.Togethertheword寒冷”meanscold28家:jiā,inanagriculturalsociety,itwasimportanttohavedomesticatedpigs;theywereastatussymbol.Therefore,theChinesewordforfamilyconsistsofaroofontopandapigatbottom.29集：jí,birdsperkonatreedenotetheideaofgathering;collecting,andbyextension:集市：jíshì:countryfair集团：jítuán:group诗集：shījí:acollectionofpoems30InmodernChinese,therearemanywordscoinedorformedbyputtingtogetherideographs;forexample:歪：waī,(notupright)inclined泪：leì,(waterintheeyes)tears众：zhòng,(manypeople)crowd,mob尖：jiān,(smalloverbig)tip灭：miè,(dirtoverfire)extinguish尘：chén,(smalldirt)dust31形声：picto-phoneticformationcombinesthepictographicsymbolwiththephoneticonetosignifyboththemeaningandpronunciationofaword.Forexample,“山旁必言山，水旁必言水”themountainradicalconnotesrelationstomountainswhilethewaterradicalwater.e.g：32它=蛇33莫暮莫(mò):It’soriginalmeaningisdusk.Sinceitspronunciationissimilarto“nobody”,andit’stoohardtomakeacharacterfor“nobody”.Soweuse“莫”toindicate“nobody”,andmakeanothercharacter“暮”(mù)fordusk.341.Radical“犭”stemsfrom（犬,quǎn）meaningdog，andappearsinsuchanimalrelatedwordsas:狗(gǒu,dog)、猫(māo,cat)、狼(láng,wolf)、狐狸(húli,fox)、猪(zhū,pig)、狮(shī,lion)、狡猾(jiǎohuá,conniving)、狠(hěn,cruel)；2.Ridical“饣”originatesfromtheword食(shí,eat)andappearsinsuchfoodrelatedwordsas饭(fàn,food)、饿(èhungry)、饱(bǎo,full)、饼(bǐng,pancake)、饲(sì,feed)、饺(jiǎo,dumpling)、馒(mán,steamedbuns)、餐馆(cānguǎn,restaurant)；3.Radical“宀”(bǎogaì)appearsinsuchwordsrelatedtohousesanddwellingspacesas:家(jiā,family)、宅(zhaí,house)、安(ān,peace)、客(kè,guest)、室(shì,room)、宾(bīng,guest)、宫(gōng,palace)、宿(shù,dorm)、富(fù,prosper)、公寓(gōngyù,hotel/apartment)、宽(kuān,wide)；354.Radical“扌”(tíshǒu)isalwayspresentinaction-relatedwordssuchas:打(dǎ,hit)、扔(rēng,toss)、扶(fú,support)、扫(sǎo,sweep)、摸(mō,touch)、抖(dǒu,handle)、折(chaī,dismantle)、抢(qiǎng,seize)、护(hù,protect)、拥抱(yōngbào,embrace)；5.Radical“心、忄”appearsinallwordshavingtodowithmoods,feelingsandhumanpsyche,suchas思想(sīxiǎng,think)、怀念(huaíniàn,memorizefondly)、忍(rěn,endure)、愤怒(fènnù,anger)、恨(hèn,hate)、怕(pà,afraid)、急(jí,inahurry)；6.Radical“疒”signifiessicknessandappearsinsuchwordsas疾病(jíbìng,ailments)、癌症(aízhèng,cancer)、疼痛(téngtòng,pain)、痒(yǎng,itch)、瘦(shòu,under-nourished)、痕(hén,bruise)、痘(doù,mole)；367.Radical“月”signifiesfleshandappearsinsuchwordsrelatedtophysicalpartsofthehumanbodyas:胳膊(gēbo,arms)、腿(tuǐ,leg)、脚(jiǎo,foot)、肌肉(jīroù,muscle)、肚(tù,stomach)、肠(cháng,intestines)、肤(fū,skin)、脸(liǎn,face)、肩膀(jiānbǎng,shoulders)、肥(feí,fat)、肺(feì,lungs)、背(beì,back)、胖(pàng,obese)、胸(xiōng,chest)；8.Radicals“讠”（言字旁）and“口”signifyspeechandmouth，oftenappearinsuchwordsas说(shuō,speak)、话(huà,langauge)、读(dú,read)、记(jì,record)、讨论(taǒlùn,discuss)、议(yì,talk)、讲(jiǎng,conversation)、许(xǔ,permit)、谜语(míyǔ,riddle)、吹(chuī,blow)、吵(chǎo,quarrow)、喊(hǎ,yell)、叫(jiào,shout)、吓(xià,threaten)、吸(xī,inhale)、吞(tūn,swallow)、听(tīng,listen)、吻(wěn,kiss)；379.Radicals“钅”and“金”indicatemetalsandappeartosuchwordsas针(zhēn,needle)、钉(dīng,nail)、钓(gōu,hook)、钢(gāng,steel)、铁(tiě,iron)、钱(qián,money);10.Radical“衤、衣”isclotheradicalandoftenpresentinsuchrelatedwordsas:衬衣(chènyī,underharments)、裤(kù,pants)、袋(daì,pockets)、袖(xiù,sleeves)、被(beì,blankets)、裙(qún,skirt)；11.“氵”isawaterradicalandappearsinsuchwater-relatedwordsas河(hé,river)、流(liú